H S on Tue, 2 Apr 2002 22:18:01 +0200 (CEST)


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Re: [Nettime-nl] anti spionnen waar


Goedenavond Eveline, Nettime<
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Eveline Lubbers" <evel@xs4all.nl>
To: "H S" <persgal@wanadoo.nl>
Cc: <nettime-nl@nettime.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 10:09 PM
Subject: Re: [Nettime-nl] anti spionnen waar


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> een bron te hebben, een URL ofzo
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